EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Electrical appliances and equipment
Sauna steamer — risk: electric shock
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. SR/02300/25
Summary
The product has a bipolar plug without an earthing terminal, while the parts of the product do not have double insulation. The user could touch accessible live parts, which may cause an electric shock. The product does not comply with the requirements of the Low Voltage Directive and the European standard EN 60335-1.
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Product
Sauna steamer
- Name / model
- jk-168
- Category
- Electrical appliances and equipment
- Sauna steamer. Product sold online, in particular via smartproducts.store.
What is the risk?
- The product has a bipolar plug without an earthing terminal, while the parts of the product do not have double insulation. The user could touch accessible live parts, which may cause an electric shock. The product does not comply with the requirements of the Low Voltage Directive and the European standard EN 60335-1.
Measures taken
- Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): ImporterCategory of measure(s): Recall of the product from end users
- Date of entry into force: 28/04/2025
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